Broadcom 43142: WLC_SCAN error (-22)

dylan7 · 2016-09-03 17:45:36

I recently installed Arch Linux on my laptop which is using the Broadcom 43142 wireless card, and I have been having issues searching for wireless networks.

Below are some of the outputs I have been receiving ( I have installed the drivers: broadcom-wl-dkms):

lspci -k
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1704 802.11n + BT 4.0
Kernel driver in use: wl
Kernel modules: bcma, wl

sudo iwlist scan
wlp2s0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Invalid argument

ifconfig
wlp2s0: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether 76:24:fe:f7:5e:ce txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
device interrupt 17

dmesg:
[ 11.069453] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready
[ 11.561403] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 12.718246] r8169 0000:01:00.0 enp1s0: link up
[ 12.718274] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): enp1s0: link becomes ready
[ 15.017434] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 38.022260] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 71.026835] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 114.025121] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 148.297435] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get : error (-1)
[ 148.297440] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power : error (-1)
[ 167.028256] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 230.049349] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 293.054357] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 356.117637] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 356.125132] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 419.109201] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 482.052441] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 545.067170] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 550.596770] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 608.087644] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 671.100683] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 671.108110] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 674.041554] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get : error (-1)
[ 674.041564] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power : error (-1)
[ 734.132416] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 797.080622] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 860.126435] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 923.084072] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 986.177109] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 986.184353] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 1011.528205] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get : error (-1)
[ 1011.528216] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power : error (-1)
[ 1049.095516] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 1112.124821] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 1175.102042] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 1238.133483] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 1301.125476] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 1364.117876] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 1427.121597] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 1490.152334] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)
[ 1553.171802] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error (-22)

I have tried depmod -a and it still doesn't work. Also all conflicting drivers have been removed and blacklisted.
Any ideas how I could go about fixing this?

Last edited by dylan7 (2016-09-03 17:47:20)

Starfish · 2016-09-03 18:52:27

What about

ip link
iw dev wlp2s0 scan | grep -i ssid

?

If you want to use netctl, you can try wifi-menu as well.

Last edited by Starfish (2016-09-03 18:56:35)

dylan7 · 2016-09-03 20:12:15

ip link
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp1s0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether ec:f4:bb:94:11:fe brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wlp2s0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DORMANT mode DORMANT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 86:7d:fd:08:15:44 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

sudo iw dev wlp2s0 scan | grep -i ssid
command failed: Invalid argument (-22)

sudo wifi-menu wlp2s0
Scanning for networks... failed
No networks found

Last edited by dylan7 (2016-09-03 20:15:02)

Starfish · 2016-09-04 11:40:39

Try

ip link set wlp2s0 up

and then again

iw dev wlp2s0 scan | grep -i ssid

dylan7 · 2016-09-04 19:53:56

I still get the same error -22 even after running ip link set wlp2s0 up.

Tutti · 2016-09-04 20:54:43

You could try this, it may be old but the same error (-22) and AFAICT the same broadcom card.

mickro · 2017-09-06 22:30:42

thanks @Tutti !

That's just happened to me and your link saved me. As this question is not marked as solved it is good to mention.

The solution is very simple:

Yochai wrote:

try pressing the function button the controls the wifi

WorMzy · 2017-09-08 12:40:56

Please do not necrobump, mickro.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … bumping.22

Closing.

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#1 2016-09-03 17:45:36

Broadcom 43142: WLC_SCAN error (-22)

#2 2016-09-03 18:52:27

Re: Broadcom 43142: WLC_SCAN error (-22)

#3 2016-09-03 20:12:15

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#4 2016-09-04 11:40:39

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#5 2016-09-04 19:53:56

Re: Broadcom 43142: WLC_SCAN error (-22)

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#7 2017-09-06 22:30:42

Re: Broadcom 43142: WLC_SCAN error (-22)

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